How to stop this Indexing


  1. Posts : 488
    Microsoft Windows 7 HomePremium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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    How to stop this Indexing


    Win 7 PC with 3 HDD. The tower sits on a shelf above my head without a side-panel cover. I ticked something somewhere when I swapped a HDD earlier this week. Now this rattling indexing noise is driving me up the wall.

    Been into control Panel > Indexing > no HDD is ticked to 'index'. But the noise rolls on like torrential rain on a tin roof.

    Apart from throwing a thick blanket over the tower what else can I do to stop this noise?
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  2. Posts : 7,351
    Windows 7 HP 64
       #2

    Disk activity can be a Anti virus scan but I suspect of Win update.
    Open WU and do a manual scan for updates. Report if it scans forever.
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  3. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #3

    At this time it really doesn't matter what your system is doing.
    The fact that your hard drive is making all that noise is a problem.
    Any hard drive should not be making all that noise, if in fact it is your hard drive making all that noise.
    Check and verify the noise is coming from a hard drive and not something like a fan that is making the noise. If you verify the noise is coming from the hard drive, I recommend saving everything you want to keep to a external drive and replacing the noisy hard drive. At that time you will have a choice of SSD's or another hard drive.

    Why do you keep the side panel removed from your case?

    Jack
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  4. Posts : 9,746
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit sp1
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    If the HDD is making that much noise it's a wonder it is still working. The most likely cause of loud noises is a dry fan bearing, so check the CPU cooling fan & look around for other fans such as under the graphics card.
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  5. Posts : 488
    Microsoft Windows 7 HomePremium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
    Thread Starter
       #5

    1. The drive was sick when tested. Now replaced.
    2. The panel is off as I plug in another drive but bypass the tedious correct way. I just lay it outside the tower with the internal cables pulled over to it.
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